also points to the Altay but dates to the Western Han dynasty, which began in 206 B.C. Norwegian archaeologists also have found ski petroglyphs, and in Russia, what appears to be a ski tip ...

Altay, located at the northern extremity of China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, exemplifies this national transformation. A photo of Jiangjun Hill Ski Field in Altay prefecture, Xinjiang ...

Buluer (right) from Altay transitions from skiing to mountaineering in the ski mountaineering sprint preliminary round during the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Sunday.